Solar System Quiz

The period when the moon appears to become 'smaller' is called (i) full moon.            (ii) waxing.
(iii) first quarter.     (iv) waning.

Answer: (iv) waning.

One of these planets has many rings:

• Mercury

• Saturn

• Earth

• Mars

The moon is the only natural ____________.

• Star

• Constellation

• Asteroid

• Satellite

The third nearest planet to the sun is

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Earth

• Venus

The heavenly body that shines by producing its own light is called

• moons

• satellites

• meteors

• stars

Broken rocks and debris that can be found between Mars and Jupiter are called

• stars

• meteors

• asteroids

• constellations

Some stars together make a recognizable pattern in the sky which is called a

• constellation

• comet

• satellite

• meteor

The path taken by planets to go round the sun is called ___________________.

• Axis

• Orbit

• Revolution

• Rotate

The first known planet which has rings around it is ___________________.

• Uranus

• Neptune

• Saturn

• Jupiter

The shape of the moon at the beginning of the waxing phase is called ___________________.

• full moon

• waxing

• New moon

• waning